Jesse Benton must be happy

[Wren]

As we all should be. It was a risky move, but he made the right decision to call on the other candidates to drop out. Gingrich has a high chance of imploding, Perry has dropped out, Santorum is not on the VA ballot and is unelectable. It's a two man race folks! +rep to Jesse

 

[hardrightedge]

I think everyone needs to get this through their head...Gingrich is here to stay...he is the real choice of the right...this interview with his ex will backfire...they will rally around him.

 

[nasaal]

As we all should be. It was a risky move, but he made the right decision to call on the other candidates to drop out. Gingrich has a high chance of imploding, Perry has dropped out, Santorum is not on the VA ballot and is unelectable. It's a two man race folks! +rep to Jesse

Let's not bank on the Gingrich implosion. It's possible, but relying on that will end us up in a very sad place if it doesn't pan out. We have to stay on the offensive, and get the pro-Paul message out there.

 

[archangel689]

not on the ballot in virgina

 

[Mini-Me]

Let's not bank on the Gingrich implosion. It's possible, but relying on that will end us up in a very sad place if it doesn't pan out. We have to stay on the offensive, and get the pro-Paul message out there.

Agreed. Gingrich needs to be taken down, and he will be...but he must not be underestimated or assumed defeated. I give the campaign credit for seeing this. I think more people here are finally realizing how resilient he is, and how dangerous his continued candidacy is for our campaign. He is the true "anointed one" of the Republican establishment, and I believe they WILL refund him if he overtakes Romney. We must not stop cranking up the heat until after he has officially dropped out.

 

[QWDC]

If Newt wins South Carolina, I suspect he'll be around for a long time.

 

[Aratus]

this may be a statistical tie like iowa only here we will see newt and mitt in a blurrrr all evening!!!
if doctor ron paul finishes just 500 to 5000 votes behind them with 4th place being pitifully low...

 

[skilt]

I think everyone needs to get this through their head...Gingrich is here to stay...he is the real choice of the right...this interview with his ex will backfire...they will rally around him.

This

 

[ssjevot]

I think it's best if he does stay as long as he is competing with Romney for voters and Ron can win some caucus states.

 

[alucard13mmfmj]

Perry didnt drop because of Benton. I think, like some others have said in other thread, its to blunt the affects of Newt's wife's interview. Most people will only hear about Perry's news and less of the "career ending" news of Newt that his wife is going to talk about.

 

[bluesc]

I think everyone needs to get this through their head...Gingrich is here to stay...he is the real choice of the right...this interview with his ex will backfire...they will rally around him.

The same was said about Cain.

 

[dbill27]

The same was said about Cain.

It's different. Cain couldn't handle the questions, made himself look like a guilty idiot. Gingrich's whole campaign and draw to GOP voters is based on him taking on the media. They love him for it. Gingrich isn't going anywhere for awhile. Don't be cocky guys, this guys broken every rule, said every dumb thing, and been on every side of every issue, and they love him still

 

[Tyler_Durden]

It's different. Cain couldn't handle the questions, made himself look like a guilty idiot. Gingrich's whole campaign and draw to GOP voters is based on him taking on the media. They love him for it. Gingrich isn't going anywhere for awhile. Don't be cocky guys, this guys broken every rule, said every dumb thing, and been on every side of every issue, and they love him still

This. The guy thrives on controversy. He's made an entire career of it. He's devious, diabolical, and mostly unnerved. He's not going down just yet....

 

[Taco John]

I think we're better off with both Romney and Gingrich in than just Romney. They will eventually whittle eachother down, and Ron Paul will pick up a lot of support along the way.

 

[nasaal]

It's different. Cain couldn't handle the questions, made himself look like a guilty idiot. Gingrich's whole campaign and draw to GOP voters is based on him taking on the media. They love him for it. Gingrich isn't going anywhere for awhile. Don't be cocky guys, this guys broken every rule, said every dumb thing, and been on every side of every issue, and they love him still

Yea the comparisons between Cain and Newt aren't quite the same. Cain isn't much of a speaker. He's a funny guy who speaks in a "matter of fact" way. Newt is an orator which makes him oh so dangerous to liberty.

 

[bluesc]

It's different. Cain couldn't handle the questions, made himself look like a guilty idiot. Gingrich's whole campaign and draw to GOP voters is based on him taking on the media. They love him for it. Gingrich isn't going anywhere for awhile. Don't be cocky guys, this guys broken every rule, said every dumb thing, and been on every side of every issue, and they love him still

Sounds a lot like Cain.

If the controversy prevents Newt winning SC, which I believe it will, he is done.

 

[Babylon]

Yea the comparisons between Cain and Newt aren't quite the same. Cain isn't much of a speaker. He's a funny guy who speaks in a "matter of fact" way. Newt is an orator which makes him oh so dangerous to liberty.

Cain was black.

If you don't think that made a difference, you're high.

 

[trey4sports]

not really a risky move. The plan has always been to create a 2 man race narrative.

 

[RonPaul101.com]

If Newt replaces Romney as the establishment candidate (which is entirely possible) that wouldn't be a bad thing for us necessarily. Newt has way more dirt to bring up; like a never ending supply, you could keep bringing up different dirt and make it seem like brand new stuff. Romney has unlimited funds given his wealth, more so than Newt. Romney has the current lead in delegates, even if that is of little concern this early. Newt has even less organization and likeability than Mitt.

So don't be doom and gloom if Newt becomes THE establishment candidate that we face off against in the end.

 

[Crotale]

Cain was black.

You mean he's not anymore?!